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“名師料“名師料室免費(fèi)資料“名師“名師疑室隨時隨地~第PAGE11~第PAGE11：~第PAGE10~第PAGE10：Reading+復(fù)雜選項(xiàng)+一、復(fù)雜結(jié)構(gòu)+復(fù)雜選項(xiàng)排除1ThetowerofBigBen,London’smostfamousbuilding,hasalwaysleaned（傾斜）slightly,butconstructionworkonanewlinefortheLondonUndergroundseemedlikelytogivethetowerareallean.Engineershavehadtopropup（支撐）itsbasetopreventitfromdamagingtherestoftheHousesofParliament（議會）.Tocontrolthetower’smovementengineerspumpedgrout（水泥漿）intothesoilunderthetower.Thetowernowleansanextrafewcentimeters,buttheleancanonlybeseenbythemostsharp-eyedobserver.Between1995and1997,tolengthentheJubileelineoftheUnderground,buildersduga40-metre-deepholejust31metresnorthoftheclocktower.Andthenewtube（underground）tunnelswereevennearertothetower.JohnBurland,whorecentlyhelpedstoptheincreasingleanintheLeaningTowerofPisaandwasanadvisertotheJubileelineproject,believedtheworkwouldaffectthetower.Inhisopinion,nofurtherleanshouldgoasafetylimitof27.5millimetresovertheexistingleanof220millimetres.Tokeeptheleanwithinthislimit，BurlandtoldtheBritishAssociationaboutthenewmethodofpumgroutimmediayunderthebaseofthetower.Morethan300tonsofgroutwerepumpedinduringconstruction.Thetower’sadditionalleanwentbetween10and25millimetres,butneverpassed27.5millimetres.Aftertheconstructionworkwascompletedinlast1997,areviewofmovementsinnearbywallsshowedthatthebuildingwasinbettershapethanhadbeenthoughtbeforeandthesafetylimitwasraisedto35millimetresbeforeanyactionneedstobetaken.Since1997,thetowerhad tolean,BurlandtoldModernConstruction.Thelatestmeasurements,takenthisyear,suggestthatthetower’sleanhadjustreached35millimetres.Butfollowingregularre-examinationsofthetowerexpertsaresurethatthetowerhasstabilised（穩(wěn)定）.AspokesmanforLondonUndergroundsays:“Weunderstandthetowerhasstabilisedandreturnedtoitsnormalmovementcycle.”FromModernConstruction,16SeptemberWhichofthefollowingdrawingscorrectlyshowshowthe upconstructionwascarriedoutWhatdoestheword“review”(inParagraph5)meanA. B. C. D.Re-WhywasthepropupconstructionnecessaryTostopthetowerofBigBenfromTostopsharp-eyedpeoplefromseeingtheTostoptheTowerPisafromleaningtooTostoptheclocktowerfromleaningitssafetyWhatwastheexistingleanofthetoweratthetimewhenthearticlewaswrittenA.220 B.255 C.35 D.27.5Wecaninferfromthearticlethat .thetowerofBigBenwilldamagetheHousesoftheJubileelineshouldbestoppedinBurland’sthewriterisblamingBurlandformakingathepropupworkhasprovedtobe2TheAttackonSeptemberNewYork:Whenthefirstjetstruck1WorldTradeCenterat8:45a.m.onTuesday,thepeoplein2WorldTradeCenterwithaviewoftheinstantdamageacrossthedividehadtheclearestsenseofwhatthey,too,mustdo:getoutfast.KatherineIlachinski,whohadbeenknockedoffherchairbytheblastofheatexplodingfromtheneighboringtower,wasoneofthose.Despiteher70yearsold,MsIlachinski,andarchitectworkingonthe91stfloorof2WorldTradeCenter,thesouthtower,wentforthestairs.Twelvefloorsaboveher,JudyWein,amanager,screamedandsetofftoo.Butothersupanddownthe110floors,manywithoutclearviewsofthedamageacrossthewayandthusunclearaboutwhatwashappening,werenotsosure.Andthe18minutesbeforethenextnewouldhitweretickingoff.Amidtheuncertaintyaboutwhatwasthebestthingtodo,formalannouncementsinsidethesouthtowerinstructedpeopletostayput,assuring（使…確信）themthatthebuildingwassoundandthethreadwaslimitedtotheotherSomeleft,andothersstayed.Somebegantheclimbdownand,whenmetwithmoreannouncementsandotherwarningstostoporreturn,wentbackup.Thedecisionsmadeinthoseinstantsprovedtobeofgreatimportance,becausemanywhochosetostayweresuretodiewhenthesecondjetcrashedintothesouthtower,killingmanyandstopmanymoreinthefloorsabovewherethejethit.Oneofthosecaughtinindecision（猶豫不決）wasthemanageratFujiBankUSARichardJacobsofFujiBankleftthe79thfloorwiththeotherofficeworkers,butonthe48thfloortheyheardtheannouncementthatthesituationwasundercontrol.Severalgotintheliftsandwentbackup,twominutesorsobeforethenecrashedintotheirfloor.“Ijustdon’tknowwhathappenedtothem,”MrJacobsFromthepassage,weknowthatthesouthtowerwashitbytheneat B.18minutesearlierthanthenorthC.ataround D.atTheunderlinedwords“stayput”meansstayinthe B.leaveatC.puteverythingbackandthen D.keepWhichfloorwashitbythesecondthe91st B.the103rdC.the60th D.the79thWecaninferthatfewerpeoplewouldhavediedifmoreannouncementshadbeenpeoplehadn’tusedthe hadhappenedonathepeoplehadobeyedtheoffice3Manypeoplehatetheideaofhavingtosleeponane.ButSwedishentrepreneurOscarDiosthinkstheycanbepersuadedotherwiseandhehascreatedanewkindofhos（旅館）toproveit.Diossaysitistheworld’sfirstjumbojet（噴氣式飛機(jī)）hos,anactualjetneatSweden’smain“IlearnedaboutthisnethatwasstandingdesertedatArlandaairportandI’vebeentryingtheconceptofhossinmanydifferenthousesandbuildings,”hetoldReuters.“Ithough,“Whynotane?”JumboHossopenedforbusinessonThursday,givingcustomersthechancetocheckinandsleepinaroomthatcanbestbedescribedascomfortable.“Themostchallengingpartwiththisprojectistryingtobuildsomethinginsideametalhull（金屬物體）——it’sjustreally,reallytight.”Thejet,whichwasoriginallyproducedforSingaporeAirlines,wastakenoutofservicein2002.Onefeature（特點(diǎn)）ofthehosisitspricearoomstartsat350Swedishcrowns(about$41),whichisalotlessthanhoroomsoutsideofmajorairport.Anotherfeatureisthatcustomerscangetmarriedonthewingoftheneandstayinthene’sluxurioushoneymoonsuite（華貴的蜜月套房Insteadofwalkingdowntheaisleinthechurch,lovebirdscantakewhatJumboHosscallsthe“wingwalk,”wheretheycanbejoinedingreathappinessatthewingtip.Thehoshassomeonereadytoperformtheceremony.Butinsomerespects,thishosremainsaneMostcustomershavetosharethejet’sninebathroomsTheonlyroomthathasitsownbathroomisthehoneymoonOneofthefeatures（特點(diǎn)）ofthenehosisthat customerscansleepincomfortableairhostessescanoffergoodthestaffcanhavea“wingaweddingceremonycanbeheldontheWecanlearnfromthetextthat the liesatArlandaairportinthejetnewasoutofuseforoversixevery roomis$41perthe providesninebathroomsforTheunderlinedword“tight”means A. B. C. D.Thepurposeofthepassageisto introduceanewkindofprovepeoplecansleeponadescribeawonderfulceforcallonpeopletomakeuseofthedeserted4Believeitornotopticalillusion（錯覺）cancuthighwayJapanisacaseinpoint.Ithasreducedauto crashesonsomeroadsbynearly75usingasimpleopticalillusion.Bentstripescalledchevrons（人字形）paintedontheroadsmakedriversthinkthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyare,andthusdriversslowdown.NowtheAmericanAuto AssociationFoundationforTrafficSafetyinWashingtonD.C.isnningtorepeatJapan’ssuccess.Startingnextyear,thefoundationwillpaintchevronsandotherpatternsofstripesonselectedroadsaroundthecountrytotesthowwellthepatternsreducehighwaycrashes.Excessivespeedysamajorroleinasmuchasonefifthofallfataltrafficaccidents,accordingtothefoundation.Tohelpreducethoseaccidents,thefoundationwillconductitstestsinareaswherespeed-relatedhazardsarethegreatest—curves,exitslopes,trafficcircles,andbridges.Somestudiessuggestthatstraight,horizontalbarspaintedacrossroadscanatfirstcuttheaveragespeedofdriversinhalf.However,trafficoftenreturnstofullspeedwithinmonthsasdrivers eusedtoseeingthepaintedbars.Chevrons,scientistssay,notonlygivedriverstheimpressionthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyare,butalsomakealaneappeartobenarrower.Theresultisalongerlastingreductioninhighwayspeedandthenumberoftrafficaccidents.Thepassagemainlydiscusses anewwayofhighwayspeedanewpatternforpaintinganewapproachtotraininganewtypeofopticalOnroadspaintedwithchevrons,driverstendtofeelthat theycouldavoidspeed-relatedtheyaredrivinginthewrongtheyshouldslowdowntheirtheyareapproachingthespeedTheadvantageofchevronsoverstraight,horizontalbarsisthattheformer cankeepdrivers B.cancutroadaccidentsinC.willhavealongereffecton D.willlookmore AssociationFoundationforTrafficSafetynsto tryouttheJapanesemethodincertainchangetheroadsignsacrosstherecestraight,horizontalbarswithrepeattheJapaneseroad5ThehugeFloridawetlandknownastheEvergladesisaslow-movingriver80kilometreswidebutonlyafewcentimetersdeep.PeoplecantheEvergladesa“riverofgrass”becausesawgrasscoversmostofit.Sawgrassisnotreallygrass.Itisantthatleavesedgedwithtinysharpteeththatcaneasilycutthroughclothes—andskin!TravelintheEvergladesisdifficult.Youcannotwalkthroughshallowwaterbecausethesawgrasswillcutyou.Thewateristooshallowforregularboats.So,weuseanairboatAnairboatisaflatopenboat.Likeanairne,ithasabigpropeller（螺旋槳）tomoveit.Thepropellerisfixedontherearoftheboat.Itmakesatremendousnoise,butitdoesthejob.Theboatskimsalongthewater’ssurface.Althoughwecanstillgetlostinanairboat,atleastweareabovethealligators（短吻鱷）.WhilehundredsofdifferentkindsofanimalsliveintheEverglades,themostfamousissurelythealligator.Onceendangered,alligatorsarenowprotectedwithinEvergladesNationalPark.Visitorsarelikelytoseethembothonlandandinwater.Foralongtime,dangershavethreatenedtheEverglades.Around1900,somepeoplefeltthispreciouswetlandshouldbedrained（排干）.Theysaiditwasjustabigswampandnotgoodforanything.Inthe1920s,therewasalandboominFlorida.Peoplewantedtobuildhomeseverywhere,includingintheEverglades.Theybuiltcs,levees,andotherwatersystemsthatstoppedtheriversflowingintotheEverglades.Factorieswerebuiltnearriversthatflowedintothewetland.ThesefactoriesdumpedpoisonouswastethatdamagedtheEvergladesecosystem.PeoplearenowworkingtopreservetheEvergladesNationalParkforthefuture.Rightnow,onebigproblemisthepaperbarktree.ThistreeisaninvaderfromAustralia.Paperbarktreessoakupalotofwater.Intheearly1900s,peoplebroughtthemtoFloridabecausethoughttheywouldhelpdraintheEverglades.However,theinvadersadaptedtoowell.PaperbarktreeshavetakenoverhundredsofthousandsofacresoftheEvergladesandkilledothertrees.Scientistsarecuttingdowntheseinvadersorsprayingthemwithherbicidestokillthem.WhyisitdifficulttotravelinAirboatsmaymakeaverybigYoumaygetlostwhenpassingPaperbarktreessoakuptoomuchwaterManydifferentkindsofanimalsaretobeWhydopeopleuseairboatsinsteadofnormalTheyhavebigpropellerstomovethemfasterthanThepropellermakesloudnoisesoastoscareTheirflatbottomcanskimalongthewaterTheycanwatchalligatorswithouthurtingThefollowingmeasuresweretakentodraintheEvergladesexceptthat built sandleveestostoptheriversflowingintobuiltfactoriesnearriversthatflowedintothebroughtPaperbarktosoakupwaterinarecuttingdownthesePaperbarkTheunderlinedword"invader"probablymeans thatmovesinfromanother B.thatentersandtakesC.thathasbeenbrought D.thatisin6Thehousewasquietat5amandTim’smotherwasasleep.Onlythesoundof zerbroketheHe’ddreamtofthecavelastnight.Thepurring（輕微顫動聲）of zerhadbeentheTimpulledonasweaterandputsomeapplesintohisschoolbag.Itwastooearlyforbreakfast.He’deatafterhe’dbeenthroughthecave,sittingontherocksandstaringatthesea.Hewishedhehadaproperpack.Hisschoolbagwouldhavetodo.Whatelse?Sandwiches—buthismothermightwakeupifhestartedpullingoutbreadforsandwiches;she’dwanttoknowwhyhehadtoleavesoearly.Hesettledforsomebiscuits,andleftanotestucktothetable:GonetoMichael’s.Backtonight.TimTheskywashighandsoftandlightoutside,thoughthesunstillwasn’tup.Eventhehighwayupthehillwasquietashemadehiswaydownthestreet.ThewindfromtheseawasfreshandThesandhillsstillbreathedheatfromyesterday’ssun,thoughthetopofthesandwascool.Herandowntothebeachimpatiently,buttherewasnoone,justdrysanddancingintheearlywindandseabirdsmarchingupanddownwatchingthewaves.Thelightchangedsuddenly.Thefirstraysofsunlightstretchedacrossthesea.Thesunwaspushingitswayovertheedgeoftheworld.Overthefirstrocks,alongtothepoint,Timglancedback.Thebeachwasstillempty.Thesunsailedhigherinthesky.Hecouldseethecavenow,evendarkerinthemorninglight.Thesandturnedsilverthendarkgoldasthewaterflowedawayfromit.Hehadtohimselftogocloser.Whywasitsomuchmoremysterious,now?Butitwouldbesillytogobacknowaftersomuchtrouble.Heneedn’tgoinalltheWhatmadeitpossibleforTimtoseetheentryintheTheheightofthefirstTheupsanddownsoftheThechangeinthepositionoftheThevaststretchofthesunlitWhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtotheThesealookedlikeapieceofSeabirdsflewawaywhenTimTimwasthe ontheTheskygotdarkasTimreachedtheInthestory,Tim’smoodchangedfrom lonelinessto B.anxiousnesstoC.helplessnessto D.eagernessto7OneofBritain'sbravestwomentoldyesterdayhowshehelpedtocatched（可疑的）killerDavidBieber--andwasthankedwithflowersbythe.Itwasalsosaidthatshecouldbeinlineforashareofupto￡30,000rewardmoney.VickiBrown,30,yedaveryimportantroleinendingthenationwidemanhunt.Vicki,whohasworkedattheRoyalHoforfouryears,toldofherterribleexperiencewhenshehadtostealintoBieber'sbedroomandtowatchhimsecretly.ThenshewaitedaloneforthreehourswhilearmedpreparedtostormtheShesaid:"Iwasverynervous.ButwhenIopenedthehodoorandsaw20armedmenlinedupinthecarparkIwassogladtheywerethere.”ThealarmhadbeenraisedbecauseVickibecamesuspicious（懷疑）oftheguestwhocheckedinat3pmthedaybeforeNewYear'sEvewithlittleluggageandwearingsunglassesandahatpulleddownoverhisface.Shesaid:"Hedidn'tseemtowanttotalktoomuchandmakeanyeyecontact（接觸）."Vicki,theonlyemployeeonduty,calledherbossesMargaret,64,andhusbandStanMcKale,65,whophonedtheat11OfficersfromNorthumbria calledVickiatthehoinDunston,Gateshead,atabout11:30pmtomakesurethatthiswasthewantedman.ThentheykeptintouchbyphoningVickievery15minutes."Itwasabouttenpasttwointhemorningwhenthephonewentagainandamansaid‘Wouldyougoandmakeyourselfknowntothearmedofficersoutside?'.Myheartmissedabeat."Vickiquietlyshowedeightarmedofficersthroughpassagesandstaircasestothetopfloorroomandhandedoverthekey."Irealizedthatmybedroomwindowoverlooksthatpartoftheho,soIwenttowatch.Icouldnotseeintotheman'sroom,butIcouldseethepassage.Thekeptshoutingatthemantocomeoutwithhishandsshowing.Thensuddenlyhemusthavecomeoutbecausetheyshoutedforhimtoliedownwhilehewashandcuffed（帶上。Theunderlinedphrase“beinlinefor”(paragraph1)meansA. B.be C.ask D.VickibecamesuspiciousofDavidBieberbecause thecalledhelookedveryhecametothe withlittlehecametothe thedaybeforeNewYear'sVicki’sheartmissedabeatbecause thephonewentshewouldbethemenhadalreadyshesaw20meninthecarDavidBieberwasmostprobablyhandcuffedin the B.theman'sC.Vicki's D.thetopfloor8WhenaSwedishshipthatsankin1628wasrecoveredfromtheportofStockholm,historiansandscientistswereoverjoyedwiththechancetoexaminetheremainsofthepast.Theshipconstructionshowedhowshipswerebuiltandoperatedduringtheseventeenthcentury.Inthisway,artifacts,objectsmadebyhumanbeings,providedapictureofdailylifealmost400yearsago.Underwaterarchaeology——thestudyofships,aircraftandhumansettlementsthathavesunkunderlargebodiesofwater-isreallyaproductofthelast50years.Therapidgrowthofthisnewareaofstudyhasoccurredbecauseoftheinventionofbetterdivingequipment.BesidestheSwedishshipwreck殘骸)，underwaterarchaeologistshavemademoreexcitingdiscoveriessuchasthe5000-year-oldboatsintheMediterraneanSea.Underwaterarchaeologycanprovidefactsabutthepast.Inancientportsallovertheworldareshipssunkeninthepast6,000years.Therearealsosunkensettlementsinseasandlakeslingofpeopleswayoflifeandtheirsystemsoftradeinancienttimes.Underwaterarchaeologistswanttostudytheseobjectstoaddtotheworld'sknowledgeofhistory,buttheyhavetofighttwoenemies.Oneenemyistreasurehunterswhodiveforancientartifactsthattheycanselltocollectors.Oncesold,theseobjectsarelosttoexperts.Thesecondenemyisdredgingmachines（挖掘機(jī)）oftenusedtorepairports.Thesemachinesdestroywrecksandartifactsorburythemdeeperundersandandmud.Byteachingthepublicabouttheimportanceofunderwater“museums”ofthepast,archaeologistsarehotogetsupportforlawstoprotectunderwatertreasures.WhatpurposedoesParagraph1serveintheToprovidebackgroundinformationoftheToattractreaders'attentiontotheTouseanexampletosupporttheToofferbasicknowledgeoftheTheaimofunderwaterarchaeologyis exploitwater B.searchforunderwaterC.studyunderwater D.examineunderwaterUnderwaterarchaeologistsareworried seahuntershavebetterdivingtheirknowledgeofworldhistoryisdredgingmachinescausedamagetothesoldartifactscanhardlyberegainedforWhatisthemainpurposeoftheTointroduceayoungbranchofToexinpeople’swayoflifeintheTodescribethesunken9Withonlyabout1,000pandasleftintheworld, isdesperaytryingtoclone（克?。﹖heanimalandsavetheendangeredspecies（物種）.That’samovesimilartowhataTexasA&MUniversityresearchershavebeenundertakingforthepastfiveyearsinaprojectcalled“Noah’sArk”.Noah’sArkisaimedatcollectingeggs,embryos（胚胎）,semenandDNAofendangeredanimalsandstoringtheminliquidnitrogen.Ifcertainspeciesshould eextinct(dieout),Dr.DuaneKraemer,aprofessorinTexasA&M’SCollegeofVeterinaryMedicine,saystherewouldbeenoughofthebasicbuildingblockstoreintroducethespeciesinthefuture.Itisestimatedthatasmanyas2,000speciesofmls,birdsandreptileswill eextinctinover100years.Thepanda,nativeonlyto ,isindangerof ingextinctinthenext25years.Thisweek, scientistssaidtheygrewanembryointroducingcellsfromadeadfemalepandaintotheeggcellsofaJapanesewhiterabbit.Theyarenowtryingtoimnt(tofixindeeplyintothebody)theembryointoahostanimal.Theentireprocedurecouldtakefromthreetofiveyearstotransfertobeusedpandaeggscouldbeamajorproblem,”Kraemerbelieves.Theywillprobablyhavetodoseveralhundredtransfers(themovementfromonecetoanother))toresultinonepregnancy(havingababy).Ittakesalongtimeandit’sdifficultbutthiscouldbegroundbreakingscienceifitworks.Theyarecertainlynotputtinganylivepandasatrisk（）,soitisworththeeffort,”addsKraemer,whoisoneoftheleadersoftheProjectatTexasA&M,thefirst-everattempt(aneffortmadetodosomething)atcloningadog.“Theyaretryingtodosomethingthat’sneverbeendone,andthisisverysimilartoourworkinNoah’sArk.We’rebothtryingtosaveanimalsthatfaceextinction.Icertainlyappreciatetheireffortandthere’salotwecanlearnfromwhattheyareattemptingtodo.It’saresearchthatisverymuchneeded”.Theaimof“Noah’sArk”projectisto makeefforttoclonetheendangeredsaveendangeredanimalsfromdyingcollectDNAofendangeredanimalstotransferthenuclearofoneanimaltoAccordingtoProfessorKraemer,themajorproblemincloningpandaswouldbethelack availablepanda B.hostC.qualified D.enoughThebesttitleforthepassagemaybe ’sSuccessinPandasTheFirstClonedPandaintheExploringthePossibilitytoClonethe ceofPandasFromthepassageweknowthat Kraemerandhisteamhavesucceededincloningascientiststrytoimntapanda’seggintoaKraemerwillwork 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ngfull-timelearningatworkinginsomebigfamousstudyingintheirsparestudyingabroadfortwoHowcanyoucontactHarcourtLearningBysendinganE-ByvisitingtheofficeonBymakingacallonweekdaysBysendingaletternotlaterthan二、論說文1Whenadirtyanduntidyorangecatshowedupintheprisonyard,Iwasoneofthefirsttogooutthereandpetit.Ihadn’ttouchedacatoradoginover20years.Ispentatleast20minutes,kneltdownbehindthekitchenasthecatrolledaround,relaxed.Whathewasexpressingoutwardly,Iwasfeelinginwardly.ItwasanamazingbitofgracetofeelhimundermyhandandnotethatIwasreachingalifeoranothercreaturewithsomethingassimpleasmycare.Overthenextfewdays,therewereotherprisonersrespondingtothecat.Everyyardperiod,agroupofprisonersgatheredthere.Theystoodaroundtalkingandtakingturnspettingthecat.Therewereguysyouwouldn’tusuallyfindtalkingtoeachother.SeveraltimesIsawanofficerinthegroup,notchasingpeopleaway,butjustwatchingandseemingtoenjoyalongwiththeprisoners.Bowlsofmilkandwaterappearedalongwithbread,wiselycedundertheedgeofthedustbintokeepthebirdsfromgettingit.Thecatwasobviouslyhomelessandinprettybadshape.Peoplesaidthatthecatcametotherightce.He’sgettingtreatedlikeaking.Thiswastrue,butasIwatchedIwasalsothinkingaboutwhatthecatwasngforus.Therewasalotoftalkaboutwhat’swrongwithprisonsinAmerica.Weneedmoreprograms.Weneedmorepsychologistsortreatmentofvariouskinds.Somemayeventalkaboutmakingprisonsmorekind.ButIthinkwhatwereallyneedisachancetopracticeourownkindness.Notreceiveit,butgiveit.Aftermorethantwodecadeshere,Iknowkindnessisnotavaluethat’sencouraged.It’softenseenasaweakness.Instead,thecultureencourageskeeyourheaddown,mindingyourownbusiness,andneverlettingyourselfbeweak.Thecatdidmyheartgoodtoseetheeffecthehadonmeandthemenhere.Bysimplysaying,“Ineedsomehelphere”,hedidsomethingimportantforus.Heneededus.Andweneededtobeneeded.Ibelievewealldo.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthattheauthorwas A.ananimal B.theownerofthe C.aprison D.aWhichofthefollowingstatementsisThecatwasdirtybecauseitwaskeptinTheofficerintheprisonenjoyedpettingtheTheprisonerspreparedfoodforboththecatandTheauthorrealizedtheimportanceofpracticingWecaninferfromthethirdparagraphthat showinglovetootherscanmakeprisonerstheAmericanprisonculturewillbetheauthorisnotsatisfiedwiththeprisoncaringforothersisencouragedinAmericanWhatisthebettitleisencouragedinAmericanCaringMakesus B.PrisonCultureisC.AnimalsNeed D.EveryoneNeedstobeCared2Everybodyishappyashispayrises.Yetpleasureatyourowncandisappearifyoulearnthatafellowworkerhasbeengivenabiggerone.Indeed,ifheisknownasbeinglazy,youmightevenbequitecross.Suchbehaviorisregardedas“alltoohuman”,withtheunderlyingbeliefthatotheranimalswouldnotbeabletohavethisfinelydevelopedsenseofsadness.ButastudybySarahBrosnanofEmoryUniversityinAtlanta,Georgia,whichhasjustbeenpublishedinNature,suggeststhatitisalltoomonkey,aswell.TheresearchersstudiedthebehaviorsofsomekindoffemalebrownTheylooksmart.Theyaregood-natured,co-operativecreatures,andtheysharetheirfoodhappily.Aboveall,likefemaleshumanbeings,theytendtopaymuchcloserattentiontothevalueof“goodsandservices”thanmales.SuchcharacteristicsmakethemperfectsubjectsforDoctorBrosnan’sstudy.Theresearchersspenttwotoexchangepiecesofrockforpiecesofcucumber.However,whentwomonkeyswerecedinseparateandconnectedroomssothateachothercouldobservewhattheotherisgettinginreturnforitsrock,theybecamequitedifferent.Intheworldofmonkeys,grapesareexcellentgoods（andmuchpreferabletocucumbers）.Sowhenonemonkeywashandedagrapeinexchangeforhertoken,thesecondwasnotwillingtohandhersoverforamerepieceofcucumber.Andifonereceivedagrapewithouthavingtoprovidehertokeninexchangeatall,theothereithershookherowntokenattheresearcher,orrefusedtoacceptthecucumber.Indeed,themerepresenceofagrapeintheotherroom(withoutanactualmonkeytoeatit)wasenoughtobringaboutdissatisfactioninafemalemonkey.Theresearchessuggestthatthesemonkeys,likehumans,areguidedbysocialsenses.Inthewild,theyareco-operativeandgroup-living.Suchco-operationislikelytobefirmonlywheneachanimalfeelsitisnotbeingcheated.Feelingsofangerwhenunfairlytreated,itseems,arenotthenatureofhumanbeingsalone.Refusingasmallerrewardcompleymakesthesefeelingscleartootheranimalsofthegroup.However,whethersuchasenseoffairnessdevelopedindependentlyinmonkeysandhumans,orwhetheritcomesfromthecommonrootsthattheyhad35millionyearsago,is,asyet,anunansweredquestion.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisOnlymonkeysandhumanscanhavethesenseoffairnessintheWomenwillshowmoredissatisfactionthanmenwhenunfairlyInthewild,monkeysareneverunhappytosharetheirfoodwitheachMonkeyscanexchangecucumbersforgrapes,forgrapesaremoreTheunderlinedstatement“itisalltoomonkey”means monkeysarealsoangrywithlazyfeelingbitteratunfairnessisalsomonkey’snatureC．monkeys,likehumans,tendtobeenviousofeachotherD．noanimalsotherthanmonkeyscandevelopsuchfeelingsFemalemonkeysofthiskindarechosenfortheresearchmostprobablybecausethey morelikelytoweighwha